PremiumOpinionOpinion byGregor PaulRugby analyst·NZ Herald·7 Sep, 2026 02:00 AM5 mins to readRugby analyst and feature writerAll Blacks v Springboks, Sunday 9amBy Gregor Paul in BaltimoreConfirmation bias is a terrible thing in rugby, as it leads to all sorts of false conclusions and misrepresentations about what happened in big tests and why.
The immediate determination to make about test three
is that the All Blacks erred in picking a lighter, more mobile pack because, by and large, they couldn’t cope with the Springboks power game.
